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Aug 2024
MS, PS or BS
There is not a single organisation out there that will not see the effects of a security breach, from just a minor inconvenience, some costly downtime or irreparable reputational damage, having your data or network breached is not something to take lightly.
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Feb 2021
Preventing phishing emails: Are we missing the point?
Fraudulent emails sent by someone pretending to be legitimate in order to trick you into divulging personal details like banking details or passwords is nothing new. But despite how familiar we become with the concept, email phishing continues to be on the increase with each passing year.
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Feb 2021
Changing user behaviour to prevent phishing attacks
Many businesses don’t realise that there are technical solutions such as DMARC that can prevent fraudulent emails being sent from their domains in the first place. If this is done properly, then educating employees about potential spoof emails becomes a secondary priority.
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Feb 2021
An Unprecedented Phishing Pandemic
As if Covid-19 wasn’t enough of a crisis, the number of cyber attacks on frontline healthcare responders has surged at the same time as the global pandemic – trending upwards almost entirely in line with case numbers.
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Aug 2020
Security Options to Protect Resources at the WAN Edge
Applications are shifting to the cloud, and the large-scale adoption of Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack and a plethora of file and media sharing technologies are becoming the new normal. Organisations with medium to large branch footprints need to ensure that the branch edge is sufficiently secure and that the management...
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Jun 2020
From our partners: Citrix SD-WAN and Zscaler deliver cloud security with easy deployment
Public cloud spending is on the rise and SaaS currently constitutes the largest cloud computing spend. It shows no signs of slowing. This presents new challenges with your network, however, further congesting bandwidth-constrained links like legacy MPLS between branches and the data center. Local internet breakout improves the user experience...
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Oct 2019
Citrix Fortifies SD-WAN With Palo Alto Firewalls
By Tobias Mann Citrix is stoking a wall of fire around its SD-WAN castle and Palo Alto Networks is fueling the flames. The two companies announced a new partnership that puts Palo Alto’s virtualized firewall technology in the hands of Citrix SD-WAN customers looking for additional security. Citrix claims...
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Sep 2019
Do you trust your SD-WAN firewall?
By Elisa Caredio In my conversations with customers about digital transformation and the shift to SaaS and cloud, two questions tend to come up: “Do you have an integrated security solution?” and “How reliable or effective is it?” Frankly, “security” is something we all search for in our daily lives...
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Nov 2018
Why CISOs should care about SD-WAN
We’ve spoken a lot about the benefits of transitioning an enterprise from MPLS to SD-WAN and the various options business owners have at their disposal when deciding between a full-blown SD-WAN or hybrid SD-WAN approach. But there is one crucial element of this migration that – surprisingly – doesn’t always...
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Sep 2018
Checklist: How to evaluate your MPLS Service Provider?
In our previous blog, we spoke about the five business-boosting benefits of managed SD-WAN and left you with a point to ponder: does the rise of SD-WAN mean the immediate removal of MPLS? Well, yes and no. Yes, because more and more companies are moving away from MPLS-based technology, and...
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Jun 2018
What is SD-WAN? Four key questions answered
During the recent Citrix Synergy 2018 conference we yet again saw how important SD-WAN – and particularly managed SD-WAN – is to enterprises who want to join the cloud revolution. Digital transformation of enterprises is an exciting, and inevitable, part of our industry and the more we service our clients and connect with...
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May 2018
PPS Network Transformation Case Study
Citrix SD-WAN helps South African financial and healthcare services company transition to the cloud and improve network security and reliability. For more than 75 years, Johannesburg-based PPS has provided tailor-made insurance, investment, and healthcare services to professionals such as doctors, dentists, accountants, lawyers, architects, and engineers. It is owned by its...
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